Weatherbys Scientific Territory Manager, Tamarah Luxton, joins the latest episode of the Head Shepherd Podcast

The Head Shepherd podcast, hosted by neXtgen Agri's Mark Ferguson, is a weekly podcast that discusses the latest in livestock genetics, technology and on-farm innovation.

Weatherbys Scientific, has announced the launch of a powerful new genomic tool developed exclusively with neXtgen Agri for commercial sheep breeders in Australia and New Zealand to accelerate their flock’s genetic gains.

The release of neXtPredict signals a new partnership for the industry and follows years of research and development, led by Meat & Livestock Australia, to connect genomic breeding values (GBVs) to on-farm breeding programs in commercial flocks.

To announce the launch this week, Tamarah Luxton, Territory Manager at Weatherbys Scientific joins Mark Ferguson on the podcast. Tamarah shares the story of Weatherbys’ journey from managing thoroughbred pedigrees in Ireland to providing cutting-edge genomic testing for livestock across Australia.

You can listen to the full episode here